Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-12


the police station. There was no express
sion Or demonstration OF sympathy on
the part of the crowd.
Fischer is
SINGING THE MARSEILLkISE,
ia which the other prisoners are joining.
At 10 O'Clock the voice Of Fischer seemed
round and full, but quivering just trife.
Before 10 O'Clock DR.. Gray went into the
prisoners cells for the second time, bear
ing in his hands three wine glasses and
bottles OF Jarvis brandy, with which to
brace the men up. All of them psrtook
OF the stimulant. Fischer continued to
make display Of brayado. Soon after
singing theAMsrseillsi5e ne spoke to the
turnkey in a laughing way: "When get
to heaven I'll put in good word for
you"
Enge's daughter spilled to the Sheriff
this morning for permission to visit her
father and say goodbye, but was refused.
She was Tot sgitated in the least, and
took the refusal IN very matter OF fsct
way.
AROUND THE GALLONS.
At10;55 fully $50 newspaper men, local
politicians and others, among them
twelve jurors who were to view the
bodies after the execution, had passed
through the dark passage under the gal
lows and began seating themselves. Par
sons was given q cup of coffee few min
utes before the march to the scaffold was
begun. The rafting of chairs, tables and
benches continued for several minutes,
but by IL :05 there began to fell hush
and the conversation among the crowd
sunk almost to whisper.
Hip a. M: The condemned are now
eating their final lunch. The chief bailif
began at 10 calling out the names of
the persons summoned IS Jurors and
bringing them forward to row of little
stools directly in front of the gsilows.
At this hour, 1l:20 g. n, the city is
perfectly quiet and orderly. At police
headquarters everything is reported quiet.
A detail Of officers are placed at each of
the down town bridges and another in
the center Of the bridge to prevent crowds
from passing to the north side Of the city.
One hundred and fifty sharpshooters,
provided with helmets, are peering from
the windows in the vicinity of the jail,
watching every movement around the
county jail. The command to the crowd
fronting the gsllows that all must stop
smoking was given at 1875. a dozen or
two who were using the weed quenched
the fire. II was now 40, and the sus-
pense Of the crowd near the gallOWs was
ike slow torture.
AT 10 O'Clock Parsons, Fischer and
Spies asked for twenty minutes each on
the gallows IN which to make speeches.
TIE sheriff did not Immediately retarn an
answer TO the request.
THE last WORMS
The following are the last words OF the
four dead anarchists:
Spies-"There will come 8 time when
our silence will be more powerful than
voices"
Engel-''HurTah for anarchy"
Fischer-"Hurrah for anarchy. This
is the hspp'est moment Of my life"
Parsons-"May l be allowed to speak?
Will you let me speak?"
Sheriff Watson-''Let the voice of the
people be heard"
When the signal wa5 given, the traps
fell and the four bodies fell Simultaneous
ly. Fischer, Spies and Parsons struggled
snd kicked frightfaIly. Il was thirteen
and half minutes after the trap fell be-
fore lie wss pronounced extinct. The
cofi6s of the anarchists are plain black
with but the silver heads of the screws
for ornaments. When tina collins were
brought to the scafold Sheriff Matsop
exclaimed: "H1s will be done" The
BODIES were lowered in the following
order, Spies, Fischer, Engel and Parsons.
All looked IA ural. The coffin lids were
quickly screwed down. Paper tabs
were pasted on each for Identification.
Engel's and Lingg's remains were taken
to 286 Milwaukee avenue, Fischer's wife
claimed his, Mrs. Spies took August's
and Mrs. Parsons received those OF
her husbands.
BLACK GOES TO SYRINGE ED AGAIN.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. u.-Csptain
Black left for Springfield again last after.
noon to again intercede with the Governor
and urge stay OF execution in the case
OF Parsons on the ground that the latter
is insane, and has been so for many
moQths, and is not responsible for his
acts. He will also make plea for Spies
and, in fact, for sill the condemned men
| Before leaving for Springfield lsst night
| Captain Black said he had positive knowl
edge that the Haymarket bomb WAS not
| thrown By Schnabelt, and that he coulC
produce Schnebelt in court, but was toe
much afraid of the rulings Judge Gary
was making.
| GOVERNOR OGLESBY REFUSES TO INTER
FERE.
| SPRINGFIELD, I'LL, Nov. 11.-Captsii
Black arrived here at $3.50 this morning
and Immediately solicited special inter
view with the Governor st the Executive
mansion. He made last urgent appea
on behalf of the condemned men. The
conference lasted until 10:15, when The
Governor announced his final decision
He most emphatically refused to further
| interfere In behalf eff the condemned men
TWO ANARCHISTS ARRESTED.
CHICAGO, ILL, Nov. u.-As $3.50
O'Clock this eyeningsWo anarchists giving
| the names Of Charles Lsberstein ant
Gustave Haynes were arrested on thu
platform of Randolph street Car. With
6 companion they were talking in lout
and threatening manner OF what they
were going to do tonight, to get even fol
the death OF their friends and the friend:
OF the lsboring man. The passen-
gers on the car became frightened
and many of them got out befor'
the car crossed the bridge. At the cornel
If Canal street Officer Henry Smith weI
| y.v tho ooudnakor oud iurnY,fsc